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RE: Automating a database startup

If you have put the dbstart and dbshut scripts in the /etc/init.d/dbora file then make sure that your oratab files under /var/opt/oracle/oratab have the instances set to Y. this would enable the instances to start at the time of system boot and shutdown at the time of syste shutdown. On the other hand if your want your instances to be started and shutdown at perticular times, then you could creat a shell script and put it in the cron tab. I hope that this would answer your question. In the future, pl. don't forget to include the oracle version and platform in your postings, such that it would help folks to better trouble shoot the issue.

Hi I'm sorry about forgetting that information I'm working on linux platform with red hat 6.2 and oracle 8i. I have done as you say, I have set the instance to Y but I still have to do this command to get the initSID.ora to start: